1990 Classic: Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

Sydney Festival - Who To See

Shabazz Palaces - A boundary-pushing showcase helmed by hip-hop elder Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler (Digable Planets), Shabazz Palaces bring their intelligent and compelling brand of hip-hop to our shores. Their 2011 release "Black Up" has received great reviews.

Andrew Weatherall - Renowned knob-twiddler for Primal Scream and Fuck Buttons, and remixer of countless others, Andrew Weatherall is the seminal DJ of the last 20 years of dance music.

Asa & Fefe - Nigerian-French artists Asa and Fefe come to Sydney for the first time. The sublime Asa has drawn comparisons to Erykah Badu with her smoke and honey voice and nod to 60s soul and Afro-beats. Hip-hop artist Fefe presents an explosive live show fusing elements of funk, soul, blues, rock and the odd ballad.

Mad Racket With Peven Everett - Underground phenomenon and prominent figure in Chicago's house and R&B scenes, Peven Everett collaborated with Roy Davis Jr on the UK garage hit Gabriel before recording one of the most loved deep house records of all time, I Can't Believe I Loved Her.

DJ Koze & Prins Thomas -  In his first visit to Australian shores, DJ Koze brings his electrifying, heart-warming, minimal house to the dance floor, joined in an amazing double bill by Prins Thomas (Norway).

The Pedrito Martinez Group & Watussi - With his Peruvian, Venezuelan and Cuban bandmates, Pedrito brings Sydney a one-night-only Afro-Cuban party. Watussi's rocking roots bass lines and blustering horn section will have you howling for more.

The Stepkids - The Stepkids are the newest signing to Stones Throw Records, home to groundbreaking artists like Madlib and J Dilla. Their stunning debut album is a soul-tinged pyschedelic masterpiece that has captured the hearts of critics.

PJ Harvey - Harvey's latest album Let England Shake is the fastest selling and most critically acclaimed album of her career and has just been awarded the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, making her the only artist to receive this award twice.

Mike Patton - Turn up the summer heat as one of rock music's most admired and distinctive voices returns to Australia in the guise of an Italian pop crooner. Mike Patton, the charismatic front-man of Faith No More, gives dramatic new life to popular and folk tunes of the 1950s and 60s.

Free Art Exhibition: OUTPOST PROJECT - Art From The Streets

If you're in Sydney between 4th Nov and 11th Dec be sure to catch a ferry to Cockatoo Island and have a geez at OUTPOST - a street art project set to "transform the gritty industrial spaces of Cockatoo Island into an explosion of urban art".

There's a long list of local and international artist's, including ROA (Belgium), Ethos (Brazil), Kid Zoom (USA/Australia), Anthony Lister (USA/Australia) and the Everfresh Collective (Australia).

Check it.


Outpost Project - Art from the Streets | TVC from Cockatoo Island on Vimeo.

Great Taste - Mathematics Samples Ann Peebles

Mathematics produced one track on Wu-Tang's fourth studio album, Iron Flag, and what a ripper it is. Rules was the second single off the 2001 release and confidently samples horns, piano and guitar from Ann Peebles soul classic You've Got The Paper (I've Got The Man) from the 1979 album The Handwriting on the Wall.

See below for both the song made and the song sampled from:

Wu Tang Clan - Rules


Ann Peebles - You've Got The Paper (I've Got The Man)

Excellent EP: Lucky Paul - Slow Ground EP

 Lucky Paul - Slow Ground EP

Track one, Money Vs Gold Remix of "Thought We Were Friends" takes the cake on this peachy EP. Silky vocals are used to a tee here.... And that sweet, sweet hi-hat. Oh my!

  Lucky Paul - Thought We Were Alone B3 (Money Vs Gold Remix) STSEP03 by somethinksounds

New EP: Benoit & Sergio/Slow Hands - Cover EP

Benoit & Sergio and Slow Hands throw 2 covers our way on this down tempo EP. Benoit & Sergio cover Daft Punk's classic "Around The World", putting putting a deep spin on the 1997 classic.

The second tune (and winner) on the EP is from Slow Hands, who add their version of Sade's "Sweetest Taboo". Baby making music.

New Track: Jonti & Hogdy Beats - Nagoya

  Hodgy Beats & Jonti - Nagoya by stonesthrow

A Few Top 2011 Tunes...

Spring Sprung. Warming up. Garden cervezas. Mellow smooth. Seasonal tunes:

  Lee Foss - Stringer Bell (Original Mix) by AliMoi

  Negghead 'You' (78's House Mix) by 78 Edits

  Lucky Paul - Thought We Were Alone (Gang Colours Remix) by Electronic Beats

New Release: James Blake & Bon Iver - Fall Creek Boys Choir

James Blake & Bon Iver - Fall Creek Boys Choir

The talk surrounding these two artists is now set to continue with the first of their collaborative efforts released today.

A match made in heaven?

Or sandwich made with devon?

Have a listen below and decide for yourself.... "woof"

Maya Jane Coles

Consistency is key... and this fringey Londonite has been exactly that with her releases over the last few years. She may only be 23 years old, but she started her DJ/Producer role in her mid teens, so has game experience beyond her years. Check out some of her releases below, they're just delightful:

Ritual Union (Maya Jane Coles Remix) by Peacefrog Records

Contradiction by Maya Jane Coles

Tricky - Time To Dance (Maya Jane Coles Remix) by DominoRecordCo

Senseless by Maya Jane Coles

More Radiohead Remixes

New Release: Four Tet - Locked

FabricLive 59 is set to be released this October and it's chosen selecta is none other than Method favourite Four Tet, aka Keiran Hebden.

The closing track on the compilation is a new taste from the man himself, called Locked. A typically rhythmic number, it won't disappoint. Check it out below:


Locked (TEXT011) by Four Tet

New Release: Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own (Organized Noize x Dungeon Family Remix)

A day after her death Big Boi posted this melancholy remix of her Back To Black single Tears Dry On Their Own.

Such a shame.

Amy Winehouse - "Tears Dry on their Own" (Organized Noize Dungeon Family Remix) by Big Boi

Stream New Wu Tang... Mixtape?

What are your thoughts?

Wu Tang - Legendary Weapons by Pedestrian.TV

Top Album: SBTRKT - SBTRKT

SBTRKT has hit the mark with his 2011 self-titled debut album, a follow up to 2010's EP Step In Shadows. With this album, he has been thrown into the same cauldron as James Blake and Jamie Woon, but make note - he definitely has his differences. Rather then Blake's emotional-amnesia sound, SBTRKT's extremely tight production and deeper sound exploration make for purposeful tracks with a clear direction.

The dubstep/grime/electropop beats in this album are perfectly matched with feature vocalists Sampha (very James Blakey), Jessie Ware, Roses Gabor and Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano - for the raging single Wildfire.


SBTRKT - Wildfire (Feat Little Dragon) by all inc.

Caribou & Jacques Greene Remix Radiohead

Talib Kweli Live On The Colbert Report

Brooklyn native Talib Kweli recently performed on late night satire show The Colbert Report. Kweli performed Cold Rain from 2011 release Gutter Rainbows and underground classic Get By from debut solo album Quality.

Check them out below:

Cold Rain
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Get By
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390372/june-22-2011/exclusive---talib-kweli---get-by

NOTE - The piano sample in Get By is taken from Nina Simone's Sinnerman, it can be heard at 4min 55secs:

New Release: Bjork - Crystalline

Always one to push the boundaries of cutting edgery, Bjork's seventh studio album is no different. Biophilia has been partly recorded on the ipad and will be released in the form of a series of apps. It will be the first "app album".

The first single is Crystalline. Her powerful vocals swirl over raw electronics, reminiscent of the Bjork of yonder. The song emotionally meanders along, the constant presence of a creepy xylophone compliments the scouring and scraping beat. It's final 40 seconds are engulfed by chaotic DnB, a hectic climax to great first single.

Get ready for plenty of remixes.

Check out Crystaline here:

Bjork - Crystalline by thisisfakediy

New Radiohead - Staircase (Live From The Basement)

Radiohead have debuted their new tune online. It came with the following message from drummer, Phil Selway:

"Here's a new track called Staircase, taken from our upcoming 'From The Basement' session.

And no, you're not seeing double. The doppelganger drummers are myself and Clive Deamer. Clive has long been one of my favourite drummers and so I was really excited when he agreed to perform with us. Hope you like what we've all done.

Philip x"


Check it out...

New Release: Nas - Nasty

Welcome back Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones.

Escobar's new single is called "Nasty" and is produced by Salaam Remi. It's jam packed with classic Nas word-smithery... there isn't even room for a chorus.

Check it out below:

Nas - Nasty by The Line Of Best Fit

Swizz Beatz, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Dr. Dre, Kanye West and RZA are all possible producers on his upcoming tenth studio album according to the man himself. Interesting. Very Interesting.

Top Tracks: Hodgy Beats - Mystery

Hodgy Beats is one eleventh of the LA based crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. He is 20. Bambeeno supplied the RZA-esque beat for this short but fucking sweet tune:


Hodgy Beats - Mystery by Hypetrak

The sample used is from Moody Blues - Dear Diary. Check out the original below:

New Release: Jamie xx - Far Nearer

Syncopated snares, wobbly steel pans and warped vocals encompass the latest release from Jamie xx, one part of 2009 album of the year contenders 'The xx'. A muchly anticipated release:

Jamie xx - Far Nearer (limited vinyl & download out now - http://farnearer.com) by Numbers

Here's a recent Jamie xx remix - absolute gem:

FaltyDL - Hip Love (Jamie xx Remix) by RAMP Recordings / PTN

NEWS: Wu-Tang Tour Australia - August

The rumours have now been confirmed - Wu-Tang Clan will be touring Oz in a few months time. The lucky crowd who saw them at the Enmore in late 2009 would tell you to jump on these tickets and get ready to bring da ruckus.

Reportedly the crew coming out is Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Gza, U-God, Masta Killa, DJ Allah Mathematics, DJ Street Life, the son of the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, Young Dirty and patron saint of this blog - his high-ness, Method Man.

Wu-Tang 2011 Australian Tour:

Fri 5 Aug | Sydney, Enmore Theatre, NSW
Sat 6 Aug | Melbourne, Festival Hall, VIC
Sun 7 Aug | Perth, Metro City, WA

Top Track: Greg Paulus - Nightime (Crazy P Remix)

Electronic maestros Crazy P (formerly Crazy Penis) have been in the game since the early 90s. Like their name, their sounds has also evolved through a whirlwind of down tempo, deep house and disco.

One of their latest treats is a remix of Greg Paulus' - Nightime. This tune starts with a drum loop that instantly reminds of the beat in The Roots' - Thought @ Work. And just like in Thought @ Work, the beat in this Crazy P remix glistens. The sunrise synths and slightly Leonard Coenish vocals really give the track a break-of-dawn feeling. And seeing is that this is a remix of a song titled "Nightime", this is very fitting indeed.

Listen below:

greg paulus-nightime crazy p remix by Alex LeCCa


You can safely say we'll continue to witness the Crazy P sound progression as time marches on. I just hope we see a few more funny penis-related monikers as well. I might suggest Insane Rod Posse or maybe Mental Schtyfen?

Top Track: Jacques Greene - Another Girl

Syncopated snares and layer upon layer of ethereal vocals - this track just works.

LM008 - JACQUES GREENE - ANOTHER GIRL by LuckyMe Music.Art.Parties

Jacques Greene is a Montreal-based producer.

NEWS - James Blake Side Show

Out for Splendour In The Grass, buzz kid James Blake will playing a Sydney show onThursday 28th July at Enmore's The Factory.

Tickets are around $50 - Click Here For More Info!
James Blake - CMYK by Nubs

Other Splendour sideshows include:

GOMEZ:

Friday 29th July – Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
Monday 1st August – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 3rd August – Factory Theatre, Sydney
Thursday 4th August – Palace Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday 6th August – The Gov, Adelaide
Sunday 7th August – Astor Theatre Perth

WARPAINT:

Sunday 24th July – Jive Bar, Adelaide
Tuesday 26th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Thursday 28th July – Manning Bar, Sydney

THE KILLS:

Tuesday 26th July – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Thursday 28th July – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

MODEST MOUSE:

Monday 25th July – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 27th July – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

PULP:

Wednesday 27th July – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Friday 29th July – Festival Hall, Melbourne

FOSTER THE PEOPLE:

Wednesday 27th July – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Friday 29th July – Metro, Sydney

GROUPLOVE:

Tuesday 2nd August – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Wednesday 3rd August – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney

NOAH & THE WHALE:

Tuesday 2nd August – The Factory, Sydney
Wednesday 3rd August – The Corner, Melbourne

THE HIVES:

Monday 25th July – Thebarton, Adelaide
Wednesday 27th July – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Thursday 28th July – Hordern, Sydney

THE VACCINES:

Tuesday 2nd August – The Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 3rd August – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne

WILDBEASTS:

Wednesday 27th July – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Thursday 28th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

FRIENDLY FIRES:

Thursday 28th July – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 29th July – Billboard, Melbourn

GLASVEGAS:

Friday 22nd July – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sunday 24th July – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Monday Jul 25th – he Hi Fi, Melbourne

DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?:

Tuesday 2ns August – The Gov, Adelaide
Wednesday 3rd August – The Capitol Theatre, Perth
Thursday 4th August – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 5th August – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

KELE:

Tuesday 2ns August – Billboard, Melbourne
Wednesday 3rd August – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 5th August – HQ, Adelaide
Thursday 6th August – Villa, Perth

DANANANANAKROYD:

Friday 29th July – The Annandale, Sydney
Monday 1st August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS:

Wednesday 27th July – The Basement, Sydne
Friday 29th July – Red Bennies, Melbourne